Nickname: Sonbo

Home town: Maroochydore

Place of residence: Canberra

Occupation: Sports Media Liaison at the Australian Institute of Sport

Club: Canberra Rowing Club

Began rowing: 2001

Date of birth: 24/1/80

Height: 181cm

Weight: 74kg

Favourite food: Sushi/Turkish

Favourite book: Positive affirmations

Favourite movie: The Shawshank Redemption

Personal achievements: Being able to progress both my professional media career at the same time as rowing at the Australian Representative Level

School: Maroochydore State High School, Qld

Current coach: Lyall McCarthy

Institute/Academy: AIS

Rowing career highlight(s): 2005 World Championships Gold medal W8+; 2006 Australian Championships Gold medal W2X; and winning gold at the 2006 Australian selection trials in the W1X, 2006 World Championships Bronze W4X

Professional goals: To be versatile enough to travel wherever I want in the world as a freelance writer

Sporting hero: Anyone who can smile in the face of adversity

Interests: Cooking, writing, craft, picnics

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